Education 2025-2026

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

SB 9 (J.Ward) – Banning Trans Girls from Playing Sports

This bill discriminates against transgender girls by banning their participating in sports from kindergarten through college.

  • Reported out of Senate Education along party lines 7-4.

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

SB 315 (Culver) – Career and Technical Education Equipment Grant Fix

  • This bill amends the School Code to lock in the data used in the career and technical education equipment grant formula on June 1st of each year.
  • Reported out of committee unanimously.

SB 470 (Brooks) – Firefighter Training Pilot Program for High School Students

  • This bill amends the Public School Code by establishing the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and creates the Fire Training Fund.
  • Reported out of committee 10-1 (Keefer voting no).